WordBanker English-Russian is a comprehensive learning instrument, that enables you to teach yourself Russian language, or to improve your knowledge of vocabulary, in a short time and at your preferred pace. You can learn words as well as verb conjugations and basic grammar rules.

You can be your own teacher

The software enables you to learn Russian language on your own, offering you powerful evaluation tools and a suitable lesson structure for beginners or intermediates. WordBanker English-Russian can also be used by advanced speakers, since they can add new words to the collection and practice them daily.

You can enable or disable the lesson timer. By default, it is set to 30 minutes, assuming you wish to practice every day, but you may also disable it and study the language at your own tempo, repeat words or skip stages.

Vast word collection

The hundreds of words and verbs are sorted by categories, based on their difficulty and semantics. You can learn the words by listening to the Russian and English pronunciation alternatively. You may also enable the learning by pictures method, so that you can associate the foreign word with the visual representation.

The word collection can easily be modified, if you spot an incorrect definition, or you have discovered new words that you wish to practice. You can add new words, along with their translation, and optionally, their pronunciation, to any category.

Evaluation methods

The software can evaluate your knowledge of Russian language by several methods, such as multiple choice tests, or spoken tests. Simply enable the recording function and speak the words into the microphone. The software uses voice recognition techniques, and it can detect if your pronunciation is correct or not.

You can view your progression and the level of your performance with the help of the learning meter in the main window, as well as the session count and the time spent practicing.

Conclusion

WordBanker English-Russian makes a useful assistant in teaching yourself Russian vocabulary, grammar and word pronunciation. You can customize both the language vault and the learning tempo, in order to create a favorable studying environment and method for yourself or for your students.

WordBanker English-Russian was reviewed by Elizabeta Virlan, last updated on June 12th, 2014